Boolean algebra is a branch of algebra in which the variables take only the truth values true and false, usually written 1 and 0, and are combined with the logical operators conjunction, disjunction and negation rather than the arithmetic operators of elementary algebra. It was introduced by George Boole in his 1847 book The Mathematical Analysis of Logic and developed more fully in his 1854 An Investigation of the Laws of Thought. Boolean algebra has become fundamental to the development of digital electronics and is built into every modern programming language, and it is also used in set theory and statistics. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Sets, Concepts The archetypal Boolean algebra is the algebra of subsets of a set under union, intersection and complement, so its structure is built directly on the set concept.
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In mathematics and mathematical logic, Boolean algebra is a branch of algebra.
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Boolean algebra was introduced by George Boole in his first book The Mathematical Analysis of Logic (1847)
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